With releases from the Walkabouts, J. Pinder, Red Jacket Mine, and others over the past year, Fin Records has established itself as a pillar of the local music community. Its releases, from hip-hop and country to indie rock, aren’t bound by genre, but by a committment to high-quality local tunes proudly bound in gorgeous packaging. This shamelessly idealist label, which gives artists complete control over their music and packaging, is still young, but its future looks bright—and so, by extension, does that of the local talent it cultivates. CHRIS KORNELIS 5140 Ballard Ave. N.W., Suite A 402-5648, finrecords.com